Description
(StatCan Product) This information product has been customized to present information on average household expenditures by household type and age in Alberta for 2014. There is also a separate spreadsheet that presents detailed household expenditures for households 65 years and over (residents) for Canada and provinces. Unlike families, households may be comprised of individuals who are not related either through blood, marriage or children as in the case of either an economic family (related by blood, married/common law or adoption) or census families (married/common law with or without children and lone parents). For instance, a household may be comprised of two individuals, not related, who share a common dwelling. The Survey of Household Spending is carried out annually across Canada in the ten provinces. Data for the territories are available for 1998, 1999 and every second year thereafter.
The main purpose of the survey is to obtain detailed information about household spending during the reference year (previous calendar year). Information is also collected about dwelling characteristics as well as household equipment.
Conducted since 1997, the Survey of Household Spending integrates most of the content found in the Family Expenditure Survey (FAMEX, record number 3504) and the Household Facilities and Equipment Survey (HFE, record number 3505). As of the 2004 reference year, the Homeowner Repair and Renovation Survey (HRRS, record number 3886) was integrated into the Survey of Household Spending. Note: If you are looking at data pre 2010, please be aware that the Survey of Household Spending underwent significant methodological changes beginning with the 2010 reference year. A summary of these changes can be reviewed here: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/62f0026m/62f0026m2012002-eng.htm
Updated
March 30, 2016
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Detailed average household expenditures by selected household type and age of...
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Average Household Expenditures for Canada and provinces by age greater than...
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Title and Dataset Information
Date Modified
2016-03-30
Update Frequency
Annual
Publisher / Creator Information
Creator
Publisher
Treasury Board and Finance
Subject Information
Resource Dates
Date Created
2016-03-30
Date Added to catalogue
2016-04-01T17:57:05.190143
Date Issued
2016-03-30
Date Modified
2016-03-30
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Usage / Licence
Usage Considerations
Data Source: Statistics Canada, 2014 Survey of Household Spending. Statistics Canada has adopted an open licence which allows this product to be accessible to all GOA employees and to the general public. This product has been reproduced and distributed on an “as is“ basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. It was originally acquired by Alberta Seniors and Housing.
Contact
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Office of Statistics and Information
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(780) 427 - 2071